Ludlow Monument
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The Ludlow Monument is a granite
memorial by sculptor Hugh Sullivan erected by the United Mine Workers of America
(UMWA) at Ludlow, Colorado
in 1918 to honor the victims of the Ludlow massacre
. The Monument was damaged by persons unknown in 2003 with the heads and arms of the statue figures cut and removed. The repaired monument was unveiled at the UMWA's annual Ludlow ceremony on June 5, 2005.
The monument was fabricated by the Jones Brothers Company of Barre, Vermont
using local granite. The Springfield Granite Company served as the contractor. The repairs to the monument were done by Griswold and Associates using stone from the original quarry. The carving of the new heads and arm was done by Marcel Maechler.
monument is located approximately one to two miles west of Ludlow Monument.
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
memorial by sculptor Hugh Sullivan erected by the United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
The United Mine Workers of America is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners and coal technicians. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada...
(UMWA) at Ludlow, Colorado
Ludlow, Colorado
Ludlow is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. It was famous as the site of the Ludlow Massacre in 1914. The town site is nestled at the entrance to a canyon in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It is located along the western side of Interstate 25...
in 1918 to honor the victims of the Ludlow massacre
Ludlow massacre
The Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914....
. The Monument was damaged by persons unknown in 2003 with the heads and arms of the statue figures cut and removed. The repaired monument was unveiled at the UMWA's annual Ludlow ceremony on June 5, 2005.
The monument was fabricated by the Jones Brothers Company of Barre, Vermont
Barre, Vermont
Barre, Vermont can refer to:*Barre , Vermont*Barre , Vermont...
using local granite. The Springfield Granite Company served as the contractor. The repairs to the monument were done by Griswold and Associates using stone from the original quarry. The carving of the new heads and arm was done by Marcel Maechler.
Nearby attractions
The Victor American Hastings Mine DisasterVictor American Hastings Mine Disaster
The Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster was a fire at the Victor American Fuel Company coal mine in Hastings, Colorado, on April 27, 1917, in which 121 people died...
monument is located approximately one to two miles west of Ludlow Monument.
External links
- Rebel Graphics - A Memorial Desecrated, A Massacre Remembered, contains photographs of the damaged statues and the unveiling of the repaired Monument on June 5, 2005.